Alice Cooper Rants At Rockers

(Winnipeg, Manitoba) Responding to the fact that Bruce Springsteen, the Dixie Chicks, and other musical acts are making a rock & roll campaign tour for John Kerry, Alice Cooper accused them of treason.

"To me, that's treason. I call it treason against rock 'n' roll because rock is the antithesis of politics. Rock should never be in bed with politics," says the 56-year-old Cooper,

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"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal."

It probably couldn't be said much better. But, unfortunately, every year there's over a million new 18-year-old potential voters whose knowledge of economics, history, and politics was gleaned from MTV. (via Aaron's Rantblog)